The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-02
EARN NOTES.

Never give horse, which Is usually /
fed oats, n full feed of corn or corn meal /
In place of the oats, Better let II go /
without.
When fowls are kept, let u be done |
In n place not too near the stable. |
Horses and cpws may become lousy
from hens, causing great vexation.
The sheep IL the poor mans friend, |
SAYS an exchange, aud can winter on
the stubhle and straw that the farmer
cannot sell. aud ut the worst requires
but little grain.
The BEST soils for wool nrc also the
best for mutton, and Ii h necessary that
the land be dry, for damp soils are
fruitful causes of such diseases IA liver
rot, iiuke and foot rot.
To keep your hired men good natur-
ed while milking, call the milking II
part of the days work and not expect
them TO work In the field till dark and
then milk dozen cows In the night.
Even two or three feeds of cooked
turnips ur potatoes zach week are bet
ter than TO omit such food altogether.
IL l. a variety that promotes health
and keeps the stock in good condition.
With reference TO the quality ofwools,
! n is claimed that clay produces the
best, sand second, and lime the most In
/ ferior quality. In cold climates wool
/ has n finer texture and n superior quail
| ity.
/ Should spring open early, and the
/ grass start, do not he tempted Ia allow
/ the stock To Craze ON il, until IL Is well
! under growth. Trampling on young
/ grass does more damage than grazing
! il closely.
/ Ii is said that when horse strays Off
/ he Is unusually found wandering i'm
I the direction the wind IL blowing, TN us
! turning his back to the wind, but with
I sheep the contrary Is the ease, us sheep
! face the storm.
/ Whenever il is notice Il that the hogs
eat gravel 1t is a sign that something
/ that they need Is lacking. \ few pieces
I of coal, or charcoal, will probably b. II
I cure, while the food should at the same
/ time be varied.
When farmers generally provide for
their cattle warm stables, well ventl-
lated, they will find cost of keeping
much reduced ms compared with the
old way that exposes the animals toeN-
trcme cold and dehilitating storms.
Yankee advice: To cure COW ofthe
habit of sucking heres III, thoroughly
wet her teats with mucilage and then
literally sprinkle with cayenne pepper.
I Repeat this rs often as may ic neCsss-
I AIRY. The same remedy Is just the
thing To cure calf from sucking
COW.
If farmer has only loo loads of ma
nure, he had better apply il to small
I piece of land, and thus manure il well,
( than to large piece, and thus manure
| II imperfectly; because in the former
place, il win require less labor 60 pro-
duce given amount of bushels than
I'm the latter.
Straight backs, broad loins and round
4. . 4 - Il.
| sheep, but il is only by the use of rams of
the mutton breeds that such can bc OBJ
tanned. BY grading up annually il re
quires but n short time 10 entirely
change a flock.
Mr.. w. ID. Gurm, Clintondale, y.
Z v, authority ON cold storage, tells
through the Orange County Fttrmcr,
that only the careful and painstak;ng
can expect 10 realize bNn, fit from the
system: II will not ripen unripe fruit,
nor heal a bruised or cracked berry,
nor rcinvigurate mildewcd stems, nor
prevent mould where juices eNude.
rs an addition to manure or compost
[ heaps, soapsuds are NEST excellent, con-
tanning as they do, not only the all<a-
lies of potash, hut also much cffttc and
heterogeneous matter, so very feriiliZing
in their properties. II might safely hc
said that as fertilizers the average soap
Z
than the soap from which they are pro-
duced.
The presence of two much water in
the soil keeps il constantly cold, caus-
ing the heat OF the suns RAYS, intend
ell to warm the same, to bc expended
in evaporating the water, AMI thus the
plants grown thereon never receive
that genial warmth about the roots So
necessary Ia their full development.
This shows the necessity of proper
drainage.
Mixing lime with any kind of ma
nure Will cause decomposition quickly,
but at the loss OF the volatile matter
1t will not be beneficial to use lime with
manure, except when about To apply
the manure 10 the land, for then the
soil, which is usually damp, will arrest
the escape of amonia, especially ii the
manure bc narrowed in or well incor-
poratcd with the soil.
If corn fodder be cut and crushed so
as TO be in the same condition as ortli-
nary cut food, and moistcncd, horses
and cattle can be kept through the win
ter III good condition upon il, but
proportion of some kind of ground
grain must be also allowed, as the corn
fodder, though serving TO supply bulky
food, must be balanced by material of a
more concentrated character.
An experienced poultryman thinks
that the cause of failures in the many
attempts to keep fowls in large num-
bers is due TO Il lack of care. a farmer
will rise at O'Clock in the morning to
feed and milk his cows, will carefully
clean out the stalls and prepare beds
for the cows, and his work does not
end till late, but he will not do 80 much
work for the hens. Vet the hens will
pay five times as much profit,
in proportion To labor and capital
invested, as the cows.